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By Tony Osborne
The European Union is to support research and technology efforts on the development of small turbofan engines for CCAs.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s first ISS spacewalk of 2026 is planned for Jan. 8 to prep the orbital lab for the installation of its seventh ISS Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA).
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall, Vivienne Machi
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have agreed to more than triple the annual output of Patriot PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Startup Array Labs plans to launch its first formation-flying cluster comprised of four radar satellites in the middle of 2027.
Satellites

By Bill Carey
An advocacy group is surprised by the recent expansion of the FCC's Covered List of prohibited equipment and services to include all foreign-made drones.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
NASA plans to resume the search for a wayward Mars science spacecraft that has not been heard from since early December.
Space Exploration

By Michael Bruno
Aerospace and defense electronics company Teledyne RISI has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the U.S. for providing nonconforming aircraft parts to the military.
Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
NASA is on track to roll out its second SLS rocket to the launchpad within about 10 days, a key step toward the first crewed flight of an Orion spacecraft.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Pentagon says it has agreed to boost output of Patriot PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors to 2,000 missiles per year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Israel plans to set up a national space laboratory to support local startups and academia with an eye on taking payloads to Mars.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
Deliveries of the F 35A are expected to begin in 2031, with Full Operational Capability targeted for 2035. The service’s Gripen lease has been extended to 2035 to cover the gap.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Bill Carey
Indra and RTX have been awarded contracts to replace the FAA’s ground-based air traffic control (ATC) system radars.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
The insatiable energy demand of artificial intelligence datacenters continues to drive surprising new developments in the aeroderivative gas turbine business.
Emerging Technologies

By Matthew Fulco
ReElement Technologies has secured a $200 million investment from Transition Equity Partners to ramp up critical minerals production in Marion, Indiana.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Momentus has 3D printed a metal spacecraft propellant tank that it plans to test on an upcoming mission of its Vigoride-7 orbital service vehicle.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno, Irene Klotz
AE Industrial Partners will buy a majority stake in the RL-10 upper-stage rocket and space nuclear propulsion businesses from L3Harris for $507 million.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. military staged one of the most daring, complex and successful military raids in modern history on Venezuela.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
Cambium Biomaterials, a California-based startup that manufactures advanced materials for aerospace and defense, raised $100 million in a funding round.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Germany’s Rheinmetall and missile manufacturer MBDA are to create a joint venture for naval air defense lasers.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says it was “unfair” to banish his country from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program and has called for Ankara to be readmitted to the project.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Pakistan has revealed a new conventionally armed air-launched cruise missile with a range of up to 600 km (373 mi.) following a successful test of the weapon.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Helicopter lessor GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) plans to become a rotorcraft operator with the takeover of Belgium-based NHV Group.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Turkish defense electronics company Aselsan says key elements of its Siper 1 long-range air and missile defense system have completed battery acceptance trials.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
U.S. soldiers and law enforcement personnel captured President Nicolás Maduro in a raid involving scores of combat aircraft and specially equipped helicopters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The SpainSat NG-II military communications satellite suffered debris damage while transiting to its final orbital position, with an assessment underway.
Satellites